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Letter from Peter Mayhan to Brigham Young, February 4, 1863

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Title Letter from Peter Mayhan to Brigham Young, February 4, 1863
Subject Salt Lake City (Utah); Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Latter Day Saints; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; White people--Relations with Indians; Military; Soldiers; Death; Violence; Indian children; Murder; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Logan (Utah); Cache Valley (Utah)
Keywords Squaws; United States Soldiers; Axe; Bannock Country; Salmon River Country; tithing; Native Americans
Tribe Shoshone
Creator Mayhan, Peter
Description In this letter, Peter Mayhan wrote to Brigham Young to inform him about the Indians in his area, including the "inhuman" acts of soldiers toward the "Squaws."
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date 1863-02-04
Type Text
Format application/pdf
File Name Brigham Young Office Files Reel 40 Box 29 Folder 10
Collection Name CR1234 1
Source The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Language eng
Coverage Utah
Rights Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the Church History Library for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Holding Institution The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ARK ark:/87278/s61r9mzt
Setname uaida_main
ID 391246
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r9mzt